They include a Syrian-led transition. It's for everyone in the country. It "include(s) members of the present government and the opposition."

Syrians alone must "determine the future of their country." Outside interference is excluded.

Syria's delegation "knows full well that the US armed and still arms terrorists in Syria..." Doing so shows Washington's real intentions.

Peaceful conflict resolution is verboten. It's been this way throughout three years of fighting. It's no different now.

Syria's official delegation issued the following "Statement from Geneva meeting," saying:

"At the time when Geneva 2 was convened in response to the Russian - American initiative, which was based on Geneva 1, which stresses in its first item the need to stop violence and terrorism, the world is surprised to find one of the initiators of this conference, namely, the United States of America, and in a step that moves in the opposite direction to all political efforts exerted, and in contradiction to Geneva 1 in letter and spirit, the United States has made the decision to resume arming terrorist groups in Syria."

"Such a provocative decision is a flagrant violation of SC Resolution 1373 (as cited as terrorists on the list of security council for individuals and entities sponsoring terrorism, such as ISIL, Al Nusra and the Islamic Front)."

"The timing of this decision is truly surprising as it reflects negatively on the Geneva 2 conference."

"This decision can only be understood as a direct attempt to obstruct any political solution in Syria through dialogue, and is in complete contradiction with the commitments of the United States according to Para 1 of the Geneva communique, on the basis of which Geneva 2 was convened, and under the umbrella of which we are all meeting here."

"Those participating in the meeting condemn this American step and call upon the United States and other countries who are providing the terrorists with arms to immediately put an end to this irresponsible behavior which may well undermine the Geneva 2 conference and cause the failure of all the efforts exerted to ensure its success."

On January 27, SANA headlined "Coalition delegation of so-called 'opposition' rejects a political communique containing principles submitted by official Syrian delegation."

It affirms what conforms to fundamental international law. It includes "respecting Syria's sovereignty, restoring its usurped lands, preserving its establishments, and abandoning all forms of extremism, fanaticism and takfiri ideas."

It "rejects all forms of interference or foreign dictation." It lets Syrians alone decide their future.

It "assert(s) that it's not permissible to relinquish any part of Syria."

It "stresses that the Syrian Arab Republic is a democratic country."

Its based on "political pluralism, the rule of law, independence of the judiciary and citizenship, and protecting national unity and cultural diversity of the components of the Syrian society and protecting public freedom, and the Syrians are the ones who have have the right to choose their political system without compromising on any subject unacceptable to the Syrian people from any imposed formulae."

It asks all countries to stop arming and training terrorists. Media incitement must end.

"(S)tate establishments" must be preserved. They include "utilities, infrastructure, and public and private properties."

Transitional governance includes its current one. Syrians alone will decide. Not according to SNC's chief negotiator Hadi al Bahra.

He called the declaration "outside the framework of Geneva, which centers on creating a transitional governing body (aka regime change)."

Geneva I included no demand for Assad to go. Claiming otherwise is false. Discussing it is off the table. It's not part of Geneva II talks.

On January 22, John Kerry dismissed what Geneva I affirmed. "Bashar Assad will not be part of (Syria's) transition government," he asserted.

At the same time, she asked: "How do the Americans want to arm (terrorists and claim) they want a political process?"

John Kerry and SNC delegates profess support for Syrians, she added. They do so while "supporting a decision to bring weapons into Syria to kill its people, and they defend the American decision which constitutes blatant interference in the Syrian people's affairs and sheds their blood."

Talk about regime change aims primarily at destroying Syrian sovereignty and its people, she stressed.

Syria believes "US policy has secret goals." Arming terrorists any time is unacceptable. Doing so during peace talks "is none other than an attempt to undermine the process of political settlement and an encouragement of violence."